Lens vs Le Havre: Match guide and preview

Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Mon 01.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis (41233 seats)

Lens perform at a high level so far being 5th in the table. Le Havre can look both up and down from their 9th position.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Lens form and stats

Lens has performed well at Stade Bollaert-Delelis so far this season with 9 wins from 14 matches. Points have also been lost, 3 after draws and 2 from defeats. Two home wins in a row for Lens bring valid hopes of a third.

In their previous game, the manager P. Montanier led his Lens to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at Gazelec Ajaccio. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Auxerre.

Lens have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 24 goals in 14 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Lens have only let in 6 goals at home.

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Le Havre form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Le Havre's previous game versus Ajaccio (placed 13th), a Ligue 2 3-1 win played at home. Before that, Le Havre travelled to Beziers and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

A new game in only three days for Le Havre, the Ligue 2 home match versus Niort. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games, an average of less than one per game. Le Havre are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 14 matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Le Havre - Lens 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Lens won 1 game, 3 matches ended with a draw and Le Havre has 6 wins.

Top Goalscorers

A. Gomis
12 goals / 5 assists
A. Gory
6 goals / 3 assists
D. Bain
5 goals

Lens missing players

Le Havre missing players

Lens Le Havre
Total Home Statistic Away Total
29 14 Played 15 29
83% 79% Over 0.5 93% 86%
62% 64% Over 1.5 87% 62%
41% 43% Over 2.5 53% 34%
14% 14% Over 3.5 40% 24%
10% 14% Over 4.5 20% 14%
31% 29% Both teams to score 80% 59%
48% 64% Clean Sheet 13% 28%
38% 29% Failed To Score 13% 28%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Metz 29 18 7 4 47 18 14 9 2 3 25 8 15 9 5 1 22 10 29 61
2 Brest 29 15 10 4 49 30 15 10 3 2 30 15 14 5 7 2 19 15 19 55
3 Lorient 29 14 8 7 37 27 15 7 6 2 20 13 14 7 2 5 17 14 10 50
4 Paris 29 13 11 5 26 16 14 7 6 1 15 4 15 6 5 4 11 12 10 50
5 Lens 29 14 6 9 39 23 14 9 3 2 24 6 15 5 3 7 15 17 16 48
6 Troyes 29 13 7 9 35 24 14 8 0 6 18 13 15 5 7 3 17 11 11 46
7 Orléans 29 13 5 11 40 39 15 6 3 6 17 17 14 7 2 5 23 22 1 44
8 Clermont 29 11 10 8 35 23 15 5 7 3 17 11 14 6 3 5 18 12 12 43
9 Le Havre 29 10 12 7 35 31 15 7 6 2 26 20 14 3 6 5 9 11 4 42
10 Grenoble Foot 38 29 11 9 9 34 31 15 7 4 4 15 10 14 4 5 5 19 21 3 42
11 Niort 29 9 10 10 27 31 14 5 6 3 15 13 15 4 4 7 12 18 -4 37
12 Valenciennes 29 9 7 13 42 48 15 6 4 5 24 23 14 3 3 8 18 25 -6 34
13 Ajaccio 29 8 10 11 26 36 14 5 6 3 15 12 15 3 4 8 11 24 -10 34
14 Auxerre 29 9 6 14 29 27 14 5 4 5 14 11 15 4 2 9 15 16 2 33
15 Gazélec Ajaccio 29 8 9 12 25 43 15 4 4 7 11 20 14 4 5 5 14 23 -18 33
16 Châteauroux 29 7 11 11 26 34 15 3 6 6 15 19 14 4 5 5 11 15 -8 32
17 Nancy 29 8 5 16 26 37 14 4 2 8 11 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -11 29
18 Sochaux 29 7 6 16 18 36 14 5 2 7 10 17 15 2 4 9 8 19 -18 27
19 Béziers 29 6 8 15 18 34 14 1 7 6 7 15 15 5 1 9 11 19 -16 26
20 Red Star 29 5 7 17 19 45 15 5 1 9 13 27 14 0 6 8 6 18 -26 22

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